Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation

Continuous Delivery by Jez Humble and David Farley is a transformative guide to modern software deployment. It defines the engineering discipline behind rapid, repeatable, and low-risk releases - core to DevOps culture and agile scalability. Combining theory with practical implementation, the authors detail version control, automated testing, configuration management, and deployment pipelines. The book emphasizes that successful delivery is not just technical, but organizational: a collaboration of people, process, and technology. Its structured methodologies and real-world examples make it key for senior engineers, DevOps professionals, and tech leads seeking to institutionalize quality through automation. It’s both a technical manual and a manifesto for continuous improvement in large-scale systems.

Jez Humble and David Farley are software engineers and thought leaders in continuous delivery and DevOps. They have worked with leading tech organizations to improve deployment reliability and development pipelines worldwide.